Doctoral School
A vibrant centre for both practice and theory based research.
Our Doctoral School is the first port of call for doctoral candidates and supervisors for advice, guidance and support in navigating the doctoral journey.
We ensure that all students benefit from UAL’s international reputation in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts.
Our work
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Students in discussion - Blitz the Ambassador, The Burial of Kojo screening, Post-Grad Community at LCC.
Doctoral support and community
Find out about the support we offer.
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Image courtesy of UAL
Funding opportunities
Learn about our latest funding opportunities.
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Sonia Boyce, In the Castle Of My. Photograph by Rachel Deakin. Courtesy of MIMA
Visiting research student programme
Explore opportunities to research at UAL while doing your postgraduate degree.
Doctoral School stories
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Image courtesy of The Place
Launching a new collaborative PhD Programme with London Contemporary Dance School at The Place
An exciting new dimension to our collaborative partnership focused on Postgraduate Research.
Colleges and Institutes
All our MPhil and PhD researchers become members of a College and the Doctoral School. Explore our research interests:
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Jason Grant, Student taking part in Bauhaus celebrations
, Camberwell College of Arts, UAL |Camberwell College of Arts
Explorative art and design research driving positive social change.
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Image courtesy of Tom Corby
Central Saint Martins
World-making activities for addressing emerging social issues.
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Richard Woods Second Home exhibition at Chelsea Space
, Chelsea College of Arts, UALChelsea College of Arts
Transformative art and design research addressing global challenges.
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Design by Olly Corps, London College of Communication.
London College of Communication
Creative communications that shape the world.
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Waste me not | PhD student work | Photography by Marie Stenton | Design @analapa.work | London College of Fashion | University of Arts London
London College of Fashion
Ethical fashion for driving economic and social transformations.
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Image from DoppelDänger by She Goat (the collaboration of Shamira Turner and Eugénie Pastor). Photograph: Adam Fung.
Wimbledon College of Arts
Socially engaged theatre and performance research.
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Alys Tomlinson,
2020UAL Creative Computing Institute
Creative technology research reimagining how we interact with the world.
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Leanne, Blackhorse Lane Ateliers, operating a Tonello denim laundering machine
UAL Fashion, Textiles and Technology Institute
Sustainable innovation in fashion and textiles.
Partnerships
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London Contemporary Dance School
Artistic innovation and extraordinary experiences in contemporary dance.
Meet some of our students
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Hanjun Shi
My doctoral thesis explores how Genshin Impact negotiates ideological tensions.
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Lucy Dukes
I'm a PhD candidate researching more-than-human knowledges with mosses.
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Terna Jogo
I am exploring how the black experience is transformed through play into art and fashion images.
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Haiqi Yang
My PhD work looks at anxiety disorders through illustration and has been exhibited globally.